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　When he went to Hijikata Toshizo's waiting room, he heard a woman's voice.

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　At first, he thought that he was in the middle of taking in the crowd, but when he heard more than one woman's voice, he decided that it was safe to enter the room and opened the door.

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　Then, Toshizo called a woman from a brothel and had her kneel on his lap and clean his ears, even though it was before the game.

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　He had her play a lute instead of a shamisen, and was enjoying the sound of the lute.

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　It did not seem like the attitude of a man who was about to compete, but he did not seem to be letting his guard down.

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"I've been training every day since I was a kid. I do a thousand strikes a day. It doesn't make any difference to my ability now.

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"Indeed. It's also a strategy to relax before a match. By the way, Toshizo, this match to decide the members of the dungeon search team has become very important.

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No, I don't. I don't think I can lose to that little girl. I'm just worried that she might hurt you.

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"Does that mean you can't win unless you really try?"

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I'll leave it to your husband to interpret. Well, it's been a while since I've had a good workout.

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　Toshizo dreamily cleaned the ears of the prostitute and said with his eyes closed.

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"I have many women who can relieve my tension, but not one of them is that young lady. He should go and relieve her.

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　He fluttered his hands in the air and motioned for them to leave.

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"It's good to unwind, but don't let them have too much fun and use up all their energy before the game.

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　Toshizo made a crude joke and had the prostitutes play music.

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　Eve admired their appearance,

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"You look like royalty and nobility."

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　I said, "I'm sorry, but I don't know.

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"Indeed."

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　I agree.

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　Compared to my modest life, Toshizo's life was much more aristocratic.

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"If you ask me, Master, this kind of life is possible..."

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　Eve makes a modest offer, but I shake my head.

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"I'd rather not. People don't fit together. I led a modest life in my previous life."

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　My memories of the world before are hazy, but as the second son of a poor aristocrat, I seem to have lived a life worthy of it.

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　I spent all the little income I had from my estate on my research.

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　Eve giggles when I tell her this.

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"Not much has changed since you became the Demon Lord. The only thing I collect are books.

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"Yes. I don't care if it's a first edition or not, as long as it's readable."

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　The amount of books in the castle's library is small, but there are not many rare editions.

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　There were only common knowledge books and novels that could be found anywhere.

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　Reading these books would make the day go by on its own, so he was really a moneyless devil king.

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　I would like to hunt deer or falcons when I can afford it, let alone play with women.

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　Anyway, the demon king Ashioto was not a king who had anything to do with the elegant.

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　Next, we visited Jeanne's waiting room.

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　I knocked here, too, but for a different reason.

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　In the case of Toshizo, it was to see if he was having an affair with a woman, while in the case of Jeanne, it was to make sure that she was not in the middle of changing her clothes.

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　I knocked twice, but there was no answer.

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　Was something wrong?

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　I asked Eve to check if I was changing, and she beckoned me with a smirk.

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　I guessed it was a signal that I could come in.

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　Eve never carries me on her back, so I go in without any worries, but there is an unexpected figure of Jeanne.

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　Jeanne is always in a state of blank amazement, meditating or eating something.

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　But today she was sitting at her desk, concentrating on something.

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　She seemed to be writing something as she was holding a pen.

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　When I looked at what she was writing, I found that she had written the alphabets of this world in a huge pile. It seems that she is dictating the letters of the alphabet.

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I remember I taught Jeanne some letters before..."

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　I gave her the alphabetical table of this world and ordered her to write it down, which she seemed to do with great discipline.

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　She has already written all the way down to the "U" of this world, so she is almost to the "Z".

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　Jeanne finally noticed my presence, looked up at me and smiled.

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　She proudly shows me her notebook.

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"Look, my king. I write every day.

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　The notebook was filled with so many words that there were no spaces.

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"That's great, Jeanne."

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　I pat her on the head to compliment her.

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　Her golden hair was smooth and comfortable.

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　Jeanne looked at me with moist eyes like a dog.

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　Her golden hair reminded me of a golden retriever.

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　After a few moments of enjoying the dog-owner relationship with each other, Jeanne said as if she had just remembered me.

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"...... is!　I forgot how good it felt. I do my homework every day. Can I practice reading soon?"

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　The girl who looks up at you and asks you.

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　No man can look into her eyes and say no.

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　And you've worked so hard. It's time to move up to the next level.

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　With that in mind, I reach into my pocket and pull out a book.

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　A thin book.

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　Thin books, not the kind sold in certain places in Japan, but picture books.

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　There are picture books in this world, too.

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　They are read by aristocrats, merchants' children, and infants.

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　I bought it at a bookstore in the castle town on my own, but I wonder if she will like it.

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　I handed the book to her with some concern.

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　The title of the book is

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"The Carbuncle That Died 10,000 Times"

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　It's called

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　I chose it because the owner of the bookstore said it is good for emotional education and for girls.

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　And the green carbuncle on the cover is adorable.

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　Well, what was Jeanne's reaction when she received it: .......

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　Her reaction was more than I expected.

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　She hugged the book tightly and said with tears in her eyes

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"Thank you,...... demon king. I will treasure it forever. I will keep it with me always."

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　She was really crying, so I patted her head again,

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"Don't take it in the bathroom."

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　I made a playful show of it.

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　She wiped her nose,

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"Yes."

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　He nodded cheerfully and hugged me.

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　Eve is a little jealous of this, but she is not so tactless as to interrupt a girl who is in tears of joy.

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　After three minutes, she pulls out a watch from her chest.

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"Master, Jeanne, it is almost time".

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"Oh, I remember, it was right before the game."

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　As if she had just remembered, Jeanne changed her grip from pen to sword and put on the face of a warrior.

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　There was an interesting girl, a maiden of Orleans.

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　From the way she looked before, it seemed that the advantage was with Toshizo, but that was not the case.

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　I was looking forward to their match.

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